The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-03-16
Orange County.
Bradford.

WALLACE GEORGE, who was assistant
postmaster with the late George E. Garfield
for about two years, and with Mr.. Dickey
since he assumed control of the office, sew
cred his connection with the office last week
Early in April he will go to Hanover, n. H.,
as assistant in the post-office with Mr.. Cobb.
n. II. Doe is making an effort to
raise the necessary funds for a street
sprinkler. 1t is not needed now, but will
come in play by-and-by.1 The idea is to
raise enough money by subscription to pur-
chase an outfit and pay man to run the
same during the summer months. This is
a worthy project and one that will succeed
in Nelson's hands. - The spring term of
school at the Academy commenced Monday.
with the old corps of teachers. -
Champion Lodge of Odd Fellows is receiving
numerous accessions to its ranks of late
More are promised in the near future. Yer.
mont Council Royal Arcanum, is also gain
ing in numbers, but as one has to pass
satisfactory medical examination and
be sound physically the gain must nee
eSSarlly be slower. - j. III. Watson
and family are expected to return from
their southern trip this week. III. f. Parker
returned last week. - Dr. Everett's pro-
posed trip has been indefinitely postponed.
Braintree.
THE roads at this time in the alleys are al
most impossible, while on the hills there are
no roads for miles. G. Il. Woodward
sent one hundred two lambs that are hard
TO beat to market this week. - Several
of our young people are to attend the
graded school at West Randolph this spring
- Frank Lamb of Boston is in town
visiting friends. - James Mudgett is to
carry on the William Bass farm the coming
year. - Fred Thresher has hired his
fathers farm and will take possession soon
- Mrs. Jones moves to Lincoln this
week. Her son Willie is going to work in a
n nl1pa MI
son gave whist party Thursday night of
last week to few of his friends. - The
Sewing and Mite Society will meet with
Mrs. /. ID. Williams next Friday at two
p. M. - Mrs. j. A, French and daughter
Celia are stopping at Rev. S. l.. Vincents in
West Hartford for a few days. - Anna
Farnsworth and Mary French visited in
Roxbury last week. - Abbie LOOMS of
Client, Mimi, is visiting her grandfather,
William Farnsworth, and other relatives
- Ed. Durham, who has been carrying
on A. w. Ferry's farm for the past year, has
moved to Greenfield, N. Y. - Chester
Annis lost horse last week.
Brookfield.
AT the adjourned town meeting, held the
9th instant, these officers were elected;
Clerk and treasurer, w. p. Bigelow; select
men, Il. Il. Benham, Il. /. Sargent and Da-
RUS Hatch; listers Ira Carpenter, Il G.
jackson and G. w. Fuller; overseer, John
X Sprague; constable, Royal Abbott;
agent, A. S. Allis; auditors, Daniel A.
Morse, G. III. Bigelow and Marshall Green
superintendent, III. M. Gaylord. The mat
ter of highway repairs was left with the Sc
lectmen. A town tax OF one hundred cents
on the dollar of the grand list was voted
Curtis S. Emery received ninety-eight votes
for county commissioner and #. =. Lamson
one. - The post-office has been moved
to the store of W. =. Bigelow. Willie Bige-
low is the assistant postmaster. - II. V.
Partridge is attending medical lecture at
Burlington. - Mrs. w. S. Graves re-
turned from st. Adams last Wednesday.
- Willie Bigelow came home from
Boston last week. t. Mr.. Keller il soon
to move to the north part of the state.
- Two colts owned by Mr.. Keyes ate
Paris green, last week, and died soon after.
- Marshall Green thinks he has re-